Solid performance, to get that first win of the season…..

Today’s squad Frankie , Ollie, Saul, Edonis, Jack, Lotjan, Connor, Jed, Arlind, Morris, Sam, Max, Harry, Daniel and Tommy

First half was pretty even, we didn’t really test the keeper to much whist having a lot of the ball. The oppositions best chance came from a speclative long shot which Frankie lost in flight and palmed it on to the cross bar before catching it at the second attempt. For us we were unlucky not to score from corners by Connor and Jed . Also Jed pulled a shot just wide after a burst down the middle HT 0.0

Second half we started well and won a corner straight from kick off, Harry’s corner was nearly bundled in at the back post. Soon after good play down the left found Arlind in the box and his shot went just past the far post.

The last half hour things really picked up a quick ball over the top and we were guilty of not playing to the whistle , the winger ran onto the ball and smashed the ball into the goal from the edge of the box Frankie had no chance. 0.1

Another chance soom came Omonia away, the ball broke in the middle and created a one on one with Frankie who made a excellent save and then followed up with a second save straight away, after which Edonis cleared the lines. some great keeping from Frankie to keep us in the game.

Twenty minutes to we stepped up the pressure and our reward was a corner. Connor floated the ball in and Edonis unmarked in the middle powered it into the back of the net 1.1 back in the game

To be honest there heads dropped a little but we now were controlling the game. Edonis and Saul were assured at the back allowing us to dominate the midfield. A free kick was one in their half on the left, Ollie floated the ball in and this time Max was unmarked in the middle and he headed the ball into the net. 2.1

A clearence by the opposition fell to Morris who didn’t realise how much space he had and his first time shot went wide, however he was not to denied his goal this time we won a free kick on the right, Sam swung the ball in and Morris met it with a bullet header. 3.1.

Just before the final whistle we made it four. Sam made a tackle in our half and it broke to Jed who brought the ball forward. He knocked the ball round one side of the player and ran the other picking it uo in the box then blasted it into bottom corner , great finish 4.1

This week we got back to some of our pass and move football, however it must be the first time i have seen us score three headed goals in a game. it shows we can create / score from diifferent types of football 🙂

MoTM: Honrable mentions to Connor and Jed both worked hard and created chances (jed scoring) from midfield, but today Saul got it for controlled centre half performance. He read the game well, won headers and always looked to play us quickly into attack. Well done

Training at 7:30 on Wednesday

Away next week to Brady details to follow.